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Wabash National was founded as a start-up in 1985 in Lafayette, Indiana and has been publicly traded since 1991. [4][5] The company was co-founded in April 1985 by Jerry Ehrlich, formerly the president of Monon Corp., an Indiana-based trailer manufacturer. Two years earlier, corporate raider Victor Posner had acquired Monon's parent company ...
Indiana State Awards. The Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana can bestow five types of awards: the Sagamore of the Wabash, the Circle of Corydon, the Distinguished Hoosier, the Honorary Hoosier, and the Sachem Award. Given at the Governor's discretion, these awards celebrate individuals who have significantly impacted their communities or the ...
Pierre Frist Goodrich was born on September 10, 1894, in Winchester, Indiana. [1] His father was James P. Goodrich, a successful businessman and the Republican Governor of Indiana from 1917 to 1921. [1] He attended Wabash College and Harvard Law School. [1][2][3]
Although "On the Banks of Wabash, Far Away" is Indiana's official song, " Back Home Again in Indiana " is more widely used and is falsely believed by many to be the state song. [ 44 ] One of the leading causes of the state song's fall into obscurity was a change in its use at the Indianapolis 500 during the 1940s.
This is a list of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana. Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites . [ 1 ]
Other recipients have included astronauts (Gus Grissom), athletes (Michael Brinegar, Ray LeBlanc), comedians (David Letterman), musicians (Willie Nelson), and presidents (George H. W. Bush). At least one fictional character has been the recipient of an award, being Garfield (creator Jim Davis received an award four years prior).
Newport Chemical Depot. The Newport Chemical Depot, previously known as the Wabash River Ordnance Works and the Newport Army Ammunition Plant, was a 6,990-acre (28.3 km 2) bulk chemical storage and destruction facility that was operated by the United States Army. It is located near Newport, in west central Indiana, thirty-two miles north of ...
Monon Bell. The Monon Bell (pronounced MOE-non) is the trophy awarded to the victor of the annual college football matchup between the Wabash College Little Giants (in Crawfordsville, Indiana) and the DePauw University Tigers (in Greencastle, Indiana) in the United States. The Bell is a 300-pound locomotive bell from the Monon Railroad.